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DENVER, Dec. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

-- Businesses can benefit from near real-time data access over virtually any distance

Businesses worldwide are looking to improve how they manage their data to

enhance performance of data-intensive applications. To help these businesses

access data residing anywhere in the world as if it were local, Lumen

Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) has introduced Data Access Accelerator. This managed

service, which runs on the Lumen Platform, allows for unstructured, file-based

data to be acquired and processed from different locations. Now businesses can

experience improved productivity with near real-time file access regardless of

location, spend less time moving files, and devote more time to gaining

valuable insight from their data. It is another way Lumen is furthering human

progress through technology.

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"Business success today means being able to acquire, analyze and act on data

anywhere, from the cloud to the distributed network edge," said David

Shacochis, vice president of enterprise technology and field CTO for Lumen

Technologies. "With Lumen Data Access Accelerator, we give organizations access

to their data across secure networks, so files stored thousands of miles away

load as if they were stored locally. This solution helps them take advantage of

the data-intensive applications of the 4th Industrial Revolution and can be

used in combination with the Lumen global edge compute platform."

Lumen(R) Data Access Accelerator offers organizations the following benefits:

    -- Accelerated time-to-value from data with the ability to make high-

       performance connections to geographically dispersed, file-based data

       wherever it resides, without copying or moving first.

    -- Enhanced user productivity from near real-time access to files and

       expanding how those files can be used and where they can be processed

       and manipulated.

    -- Adaptable infrastructure that can adjust to changing business needs,

       minimizing reliance on IT to build new infrastructure for data storage

       and transfer.

    -- Strengthened data integrity and security from executing on files at

       the point of origin, instead of creating duplicate copies.

    -- Maximize competitiveness by obtaining value from data faster than

       those who struggle with data replication.

    -- Simplified data management lifecycle with a solution fully managed and

       monitored by Lumen.

"Businesses are struggling to turn unstructured data into business value,

because it is often stored in disparate environments and locations, far from

the analytics tools, applications and users that need it," said Lynda

Stadtmueller, research vice president, network, data center & cloud, Frost &

Sullivan. "Lumen's new Data Access Accelerator will streamline and speed the

flow of this unstructured data, allowing users and machines to access it as if

it were local. As a fully managed service, Lumen Data Access Accelerator simplifies

data management, enabling organizations to maximize the value of their data."

Additional Resources

    -- For more information on Lumen Data Access Accelerator, visit:

       https://www.lumen.com/en-us/hybrid-it-cloud/data-access-accelerator.html

About Lumen Technologies

Lumen is guided by our belief that humanity is at its best when technology

advances the way we live and work. With approximately 450,000 route fiber miles

and serving customers in more than 60 countries, we deliver the fastest, most

secure platform for applications and data to help businesses, government and

communities deliver amazing experiences. Learn more about Lumen's network, edge

cloud, security and communication and collaboration solutions and our purpose

to further human progress through technology at https://news.lumen.com,

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Lumen and Lumen Technologies are registered trademarks of Lumen Technologies, LLC

in the United States. Lumen Technologies, LLC is a wholly owned affiliate of CenturyLink, Inc.  

* The Lumen brand was launched on September 14, 2020. As a result, CenturyLink,

Inc. is referred to as Lumen Technologies, or simply Lumen. The legal name

CenturyLink, Inc. is expected to be formally changed to Lumen Technologies,

Inc. upon the completion of all applicable requirements.

SOURCE: Lumen Technologies

CONTACT: Lumen Technologies, Darryn Lim, t: +65-67688085, e: darryn.lim@lumen.com